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Since there are many things that cannot be perceived using sensory organs alone, anumana or the power to deduce or infer is an important and effective tool that a physician may employ. Charaka has enumerated the following factors to be observed by inference:  
Since there are many things that cannot be perceived using sensory organs alone, anumana or the power to deduce or infer is an important and effective tool that a physician may employ. Charaka has enumerated the following factors to be observed by inference:  


# Agni (digestive fire) –from the power of digestion
# ''Agni'' (digestive fire), from the power of digestion
# Bala (strength)-from capacity for exercise.
# ''Bala'' (strength), from capacity for exercise.
# Condition of senses- from their capacity to perceive the respective objects
# Condition of senses- from their capacity to perceive the respective objects
# Existence of mind- from the perception of specific objects even in the presence of all other senses along with their respective objects.
# Existence of mind- from the perception of specific objects even in the presence of all other senses along with their respective objects.
# Knowledge of things from proper reaction to it.
# Knowledge of things from proper reaction to it.
# Rajoguna from attachment to women
# ''Rajoguna'', from attachment to women
# Moha-from lack of understanding  
# ''Moha'', from lack of understanding  
# Anger –from revengeful disposition
# Anger, from revengeful disposition
# Grief - by Sorrowful disposition
# Grief, by sorrowful disposition
# Joy -by happiness  
# Joy, by happiness  
# Pleasure from satisfaction (reflected by the appearance of face & eyes)
# Pleasure, from satisfaction (reflected by the appearance of face and eyes)
# Fear from apprehension
# Fear, from apprehension
# Courage–from strength of mind even when one is in dangerous situation
# Courage, from strength of mind even when one is in dangerous situation
# Energy of an individual –from initiative in such actions which are normally difficult to perform.
# Energy of an individual, from initiative in such actions which are normally difficult to perform.
# Stability of mind from the avoidance of any mistake.
# Stability of mind from the avoidance of any mistake.
# Desire from request.
# Desire from request.
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# Age, liking, adaptation, disease, cause of disease from stage of life, habitat, conduciveness, symptoms, pain respectively.
# Age, liking, adaptation, disease, cause of disease from stage of life, habitat, conduciveness, symptoms, pain respectively.
# Disease in latent phase can be diagnosed by therapies which would alleviate or aggravate the symptoms of disease.
# Disease in latent phase can be diagnosed by therapies which would alleviate or aggravate the symptoms of disease.
# Vitiation of doshas from the quantity of provocating factors
# Vitiation of ''doshas'' from the quantity of provocating factors
# Approaching death from prognostic signs
# Approaching death from prognostic signs
# Prosperity from initiation of useful work
# Prosperity from initiation of useful work
# Sattavika mind from absence of impairment
# ''Sattavika'' mind from absence of impairment
#Similarly, condition of grahani (intestines), dreams, desires, likes- dislikes, happiness- unhappiness etc can be known by interrogation of the patient.
# Similarly, condition of ''grahani'' (intestines), dreams, desires, likes- dislikes, happiness (or unhappiness), etc can be known by interrogation of the patient.


==== Yukti [Ch Su 11/25] ====
==== Yukti [Ch Su 11/25] ====